Sentences with phrase «for smartphone companies»

For smartphone companies, facial recognition is a potential next step to streamline the login process for users.

Before, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, processors used to be an equal opportunity investment for smartphone companies.

If Samsung and LG are unable to convert their older LCD plants to accommodate the new AMOLED and OLED products, that could be bad news for smartphone companies who were expecting to use those displays in their mobile devices this year.

We now have the second largest user - base of smartphones closely behind China, which makes it almost vital for smartphone companies to make a mark here.

It's been rumored for a while that Google was shopping for a smartphone company, so it makes sense.

Can a device with the same - size display as a Galaxy Note 5, a larger camera on its back than most competitors, and custom - order colors and materials do the deed for Motorola in this new age for the smartphone company?

This 13 +13 +13 combination is a first for any smartphone company, and that is how Micromax hopes to get some serious attention.

Not exact matches

Reflective of Far Eastern companies facing roadblocks in reaching the U.S. market, Chinese mobile maker Huawei has faced troubles in the U.S. recently as a deal for it to sell its Mate 10 Pro smartphone collapsed.

Company - issued smartphones are less prone to hacking or other cyber attacks because they are used only for work and at work; employees won't be transferring files from personal devices that may not be secure.

BEIJING, May 3 - Smartphone and connected device maker Xiaomi filed for a Hong Kong initial public offering on Thursday, in what is expected to be the largest listing by a Chinese tech company in almost four years.

BlackBerry's first quarter results for fiscal 2016, released this morning, show BlackBerry is becoming less of a smartphone firm and more of a software company.

FBI Director James B. Comey warned last year that law enforcement might be «going dark» because technology companies, including Apple and Google, are introducing ways for users to send encrypted messages by smartphones that can be unlocked only by the users, not by the companies.

Analyst Pierre Ferragu said his channel checks at carriers showed that consumer appetite for the new BlackBerry 10 smartphones is weakening and he thinks the company will miss analyst expectations for the second half of this year.

But the succeeding Wii U flopped due to a dearth of popular game titles and a consumer migration to smartphone games, pushing the company into a loss for three consecutive years through March 2014.

The six - year - old company is known for its white, cube - shaped card readers that plug into smartphones and tablet computers, turning them into electronic sales terminals.

For the two guys who essentially created the smartphone market and built a multi-billion-dollar company in the process, the calls to step down must seem outlandish.

The company hopes to adapt its technology for retail and consumer use by 2018, meaning that a Tiffany & Co. (tif) shopper might one day be able to use a smartphone to determine a gem's provenance.

If it all sounds a touch pedantic for a company that builds smartphones, recall that Jobs credited part of the original Mac's success on his decision to study calligraphy at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.

It took a move to India to find out that Hungama was trying to pitch his company's technology to high - end smartphone users, who plainly didn't have as much need for it.

If it wasn't for Android, it's likely those companies wouldn't have any piece of today's smartphone market.

Its $ 495 price tag includes a two - year data plan with AT&T, which means it does not rely on a smartphone for connectivity, as do most smartwatches, the companies said in a press release on Monday.

«While revenue for Q4 and FY18 was below expectations due to lower than anticipated smartphone unit volumes, Cirrus Logic made meaningful progress this past year on numerous strategic initiatives that we expect to position the company for a return to year - over-year growth in FY20,» said Jason Rhode, president and chief executive officer.

For Doerr, this is a bold step that deeply increases his involvement in and commitment to the company, which had a slow start but is now seeing a dramatic increase in usage following the introduction of smartphone versions of its app, which was initially iPad - only.

Morgan Stanley has estimated that Google's new smartphone, the Pixel, will generate $ 3.8 billion in revenue for the company in 2017.

Co-founder Daniel Ek told investors that the company was focused on transparency and that his plan for the future focused on: upgrading free users to premium subscribers, reaching scale on many platforms (especially smartphones, speakers and cars), and personalized data from users, who spend about 49 minutes a day on the platform on average.

According to research company Gartner, in the third quarter of 2013, Lenovo was ranked third for smartphone sales after Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics.

BlackBerry, which no longer makes smartphones but still partners with Qualcomm on products for the automotive industry, said in a statement that the settlement will not strain the companies» relationship.

Google (goog), like other big tech companies including Apple (aapl) and Microsoft (msft), has been pushing its digital assistant as a new way for people to interact with their smartphones and other devices like the company's web - connected Google Home speaker.

Outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer agrees to pay $ 7.2 billion in cash for the Finnish tech company's smartphone business, associated patents and talent.

In the aftermath, I was left with years of memories and a smartphone that couldn't provide enjoyable company across a dinner table, share in the joys of experiencing a concert or kiss me goodnight before bed — all these things I had previously taken for granted simply because I was too preoccupied looking for fulfillment from a screen.

For a tech play that's less likely to upset their stomachs, many investors like semiconductor companies such as Nvidia (nvda), whose chips are used in Tesla and other autonomous driving systems, smartphones, and more.

A particularly hot area for new companies is location - based apps (Loopt and Foursquare are the big ones right now) that work with smartphones» GPS capabilities.

Yesterday at the International CES, for example, home improvement giant Lowe's announced a new wave of products and services associated with Iris, the company's tool that allows you to customize and monitor your internet - connected home devices — like, say, a water shut - off valve that cuts supply when a leak is detected — from a single app on your smartphone or computer.

Also imminent from Ford is the 2011 Fiesta, which will be the first car on the market to deliver voice - controlled smartphone apps via AppLink, a downloadable software for the company's already popular FordSync technology.

Whether people pay $ 500 or $ 300 for their smartphones matters little to the company; the devices are almost loss leaders that keep consumers in its overall ecosystem.

According to web conferencing company InterCall, 30 % of Americans using smartphones for work feel obliged to keep them on all the time, including on vacation.

The source, who wasn't identified, added that they had expected to get more iPhone X orders from Apple, but didn't due to lower - than - expected demand for the company's flagship smartphone, according to Business Insider, which obtained a copy of the note.

Perhaps more important for the company's future was the announcement of a smartphone and tablet management system for corporate and government clients that will also support Google's Android software and Apple's iPhone operating system.

Insiders tell Bloomberg the tech giant is partnering with Hulu to create 360 degree promotional videos for Daydream, Google's hybrid store and user immersive software platform, which is designed to display on smartphone screens and plug into the company's cardboard VR headsets or visors.

«Our ambition as a company is to do what Microsoft Office did for the PC era, we would like to do for the era of smartphones and tablets,» he tells me.

The company has been in a legal tiff with BlackBerry, and this week a court ordered Typo to pay US$ 860,000 in fines to the struggling smartphone maker for violating an injunction.

The appearance came almost a week after Cook took the stage for Apple's latest special event, in San Francisco, where the company unveiled a host of new and updated products such as the iPad Pro and Apple TV as well as two new smartphones — the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus — that went on sale for pre-order over the weekend.

The paperwork for the funding round was reportedly submitted towards the end of May, just before Rubin unveiled the company's first two devices: a «PH - 1» smartphone and a speaker to rival the Amazon Echo.

Many companies using smartphones for work do not have a cybersecurity strategy planned or in place, according to Cisco.

Lower mobile data costs would be good for Google, because it would mean smartphone owners could use their devices more — and therefore the company's various services more.

After arriving on Google's smartphone and speaker in 2016, the company hopes its chat - bot can field regular search queries and become a vehicle for online commerce.

The company told me it was ready to release a phone with new features and design elements, and it didn't feel the need to wait another six months for a typical smartphone annual release cycle.

It seems to be the new norm for OnePlus phone releases, as the company made a similar move in 2016 by releasing its OnePlus 3T smartphone just six months after it released the OnePlus 3 in 2016.

The accompanying smartphone app will be available for download in the Apple App Store and Google Play in the coming days, the company says.

The company had been rumoured to be among the prospective buyers for BlackBerry Ltd. when that troubled smartphone maker was mulling a sale last year.